Bells Mountain Trail
15.5 mi · ▲ 2,538 ft · 6 hr 26 min
Bells Mountain Trail is a 15.5-mile out-and-back in Yacolt Burn State Forest near Dole, WA. It climbs 2,538 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 67/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Bells Mountain Trail
15.5 mi · ▲ 2,538 ft · 6 hr 26 min
Elevation 846–1,599 ft
Out & Back · Yacolt Burn State Forest
Trailhead: Cold Creek Trailhead · 45.76113, -122.34114
Weather Sep 4: Drizzle, high 66°F / low 50° · precip 55% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:44 PM
Toilets at the trailhead
- Start on Cedar Creek Falls Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Bells Mountain Trail, heading NW.
- 1.7 miBear right, heading NE.
- 6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 7.6 miSharp left onto Cedar Creek Falls Trail, heading S.
- 350 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 7.8 mi in (~227 min). Leave by 3:36 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 11:46 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Toilets at the trailhead
More from Cold Creek Trailhead Trailhead
- Bells Mountain Trail 4.4 mi · ▲ 450 ft
- Bells Mountain Trail 4.9 mi · ▲ 508 ft
- Cold Creek Campground Connector–L-1070 Road, 5 sights 5.6 mi · ▲ 940 ft
- L-1300 Road via Bells Mountain Trail 5.8 mi · ▲ 593 ft
- Bells Mountain Trail 10.4 mi · ▲ 1,522 ft
- Bells Mountain Trail 10.4 mi · ▲ 1,607 ft
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